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I've always been what I would call a casual fan of Jazz. I've got one or two albums and I won't turn it off if I hear it. I'm always on the hunt for more artist to listen to. I saw the "Jazz of the day" thread and that got me wondering about all the Jazz musicians I didn't know. And that got me wondering why not start a thread asking for suggestions from people? Well here it is. So far, I've only got a couple of albums: Love Supreme by Coltrane, E.S.P by Miles Davis, Live at Blues Alley by Eva Cassidy, Blue Train by Coltrane, and The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong. As you can see it's not exactly what I would call a diverse set of albums and I'd like to fix that.
 
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There are a bunch of similar threads. If you do a search you will find a wealth of suggestions.

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Start from where you already are: if you like the Miles Davis album look into more from the same era... Miles Smiles and Sorcerer are both quite good.
If you like A Love Supreme, everyone who played on that record released bunches of albums of their own (McCoy Tyner is my fave of the quartet other than 'Trane) The players on Blue Trane are also superstars in their own right and have a wealth of great material to sample... Lee Morgan's Sidewinder and Paul Chambers' Bass on Top are both cannons of the genre...
Eva Cassidy didn't put out too many albums (unfortunately), but most of what she did put out were covers of classics... find the original or seminal versions of the songs of hers you like...

You're on the right track with what you have, don't look for a list from someone else, use what you already like as a jumping off point and go from there...

Have fun!
 
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Ramsey Lewis / The Piano Player
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This is one of my favorite jazz albums, it's only on vinyl. Has that Late '60s Jazz groove sound.:music:
 
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El Pee said:
Start from where you already are: if you like the Miles Davis album look into more from the same era... Miles Smiles and Sorcerer are both quite good.
If you like A Love Supreme, everyone who played on that record released bunches of albums of their own (McCoy Tyner is my fave of the quartet other than 'Trane) The players on Blue Trane are also superstars in their own right and have a wealth of great material to sample... Lee Morgan's Sidewinder and Paul Chambers' Bass on Top are both cannons of the genre...
Eva Cassidy didn't put out too many albums (unfortunately), but most of what she did put out were covers of classics... find the original or seminal versions of the songs of hers you like...

You're on the right track with what you have, don't look for a list from someone else, use what you already like as a jumping off point and go from there...

Have fun!
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+1 to ElPee.

I would suggest to firstly establish which instruments move you the most. Brass? Piano? Bass?

From there, begin to follow the players who are playing those on the albums you have. So if piano is your thing, have a look at McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, etc. etc.

Once you have found albums under their leadership, start your trip and continue this way.

I could rhyme off countless albums and players, but I will just drop the names of some players I am spinning alot of lately...

Curtis Amy, Paul Bryant, Curtis Fuller, Teddy Edwards, Booker Little and Gigi Gryce...

I have also been tracking albums from the Jazzland and VeeJay imprints.

Aside from that, Woody Shaw was sent to Earth to inform the human race about music that wasn't to be known for another 50 years. I suppose he travelled through time, but I can't be certain. Stepping Stones: Live At The Village Vanguard is one of the greatest examples of the sheer power of jazz, transcendant as A Love Supreme was.
 
SewerRanger said:
I've always been what I would call a casual fan of Jazz. I've got one or two albums and I won't turn it off if I hear it. I'm always on the hunt for more artist to listen to. I saw the "Jazz of the day" thread and that got me wondering about all the Jazz musicians I didn't know. And that got me wondering why not start a thread asking for suggestions from people? Well here it is. So far, I've only got a couple of albums: Love Supreme by Coltrane, E.S.P by Miles Davis, Live at Blues Alley by Eva Cassidy, Blue Train by Coltrane, and The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong. As you can see it's not exactly what I would call a diverse set of albums and I'd like to fix that.
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SewerRanger, I think you should listen to the main jazz musicians for each period of jazz history (there are so many). For example :

- 20's : scott joplin (ragtime - boogie - new orleans styles)
- 30's : Duke ellington (swing jazz)
- 40's : Charlie parker (Be bop)
- 50's : Dave brubeck (west coast)
- 60's : Miles Davis (modal jazz)
- 70's : Chick corea (fusion jazz)
- 80's & up to today : Keith jarret - Michel petrucciani - Brad Meldau - etc...

lastly, I discovered a fantastic trumpet player called "Chris Botti" involved in cool jazz and so talentuous in terms of musicality ! Should check !
 
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I see I've come to the right place. I'll admit that of the albums I like, I enjoyed the Miles Davis one the most. I liked how it was more structured (I guess that's the word to use? Maybe rhythmic?) then the other albums. I guess I'll start by hunting down some more examples of modal jazz(?) and moving on from there. Again, thanks for the suggestions everyone.
 
If it's the Miles Davis you like most from what you've heard, and you're particularly fond of his modal stuff... go get Kind of Blue.

And again, from there you can go forward... everyone who played on that record led their own bands as well.....
 
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